PlatinumGames’ Creative Producer Attacks Polygon, Claims Games Journalists Should Go Back to School

[Mr Khan]

pokoko said:

Mr Khan said:

badgenome said:

"I didn't say whose business situation changed!"

Is he saying that Platinum's business situation didn't change when Sega decided they didn't want to spend money on anything that wasn't Sonic or Aliens anymore? I can understand how it must be incredibly frustrating to have the media thumping on the same stupid things (like the Bayonetta 2 Wii U "controversy") and cherry picking quotes, but this seems like a strange thing to get sassy about.

It could make it sound like Platinum themselves was in a weaker position than they are.

It will be interesting to see who they get work from going forward, though. W101 was a disaster, and while Bayonetta might do better (it will sell better than W101 for sure, but to what degree. If Nintendo calls them back, it'll be to farm their IPs (which would be a good thing indeed, c'mon StarFox). But how much original work is Platinum going to get from anyone after this point? And that, of course, defeats the point of Platinum founders leaving Capcom to do independent work.

They are in a weak position, though.  I can understand why they'd be somewhat desperate to continue their relationship with Nintendo.  I don't know if other publishers turned down Bayonetta or not but Sega having control of the IP has obviously not been the best scenario for them.  Actually, haven't all their original IP been failures to some degree?  They probably will need to work on outside IP in order to survive.

The best thing that could possibly happen for Platinum would be if Nintendo decided to really push content on the Wii U despite potential losses, especially M-rated material.  That could mean sequels to Bayonetta 2 and Vanquish or more new IP.  The worst thing would be if Nintendo backed away from them completely.

As i said, i think Nintendo will call them back for IP-farming, but only if Platinum shows they can keep budgets under control. That seems to be Sega's issue, and even on Wii U, a game like Bayonetta 2 could scrape a small profit if they keep costs in line. It depends on if Platinum isn't actually very wasteful.

That could be the reason they've been having trouble getting work, though. I do wish this industry were more transparent financially...